Pietrasanta, near Pisa and Lucca, has been Italy’s centre for carving and sculpture for a thousand years; it is also from where Jill Watson occasionally brings us their famous almond cakes.  After the closure of the oldest café in the town, whose trademark were these wonderful cakes, a new shop has recently opened up and are thankfully making their own …

We are proud to announce the commissioning of Scotland’s largest domestic Ground Source Heatpump at our current project at Bonnington House. From today onwards the large new Wing extensions at Bonnington House will be heated by the 6 borehole Ground Source Heatpump. This makes it the largest domestic Ground Source Heatpump installation in Scotland. Thanks to our clients and their …

We have just returned from our office Christmas Lunch at Kelburn Castle.  Ever since we helped Kelburn get consent for the temporary Graffiti Project by a group of Brazilian artists in 2007, the approach to this historic castle still doesn’t fail to amaze.  We have been involved with Kelburn Castle for almost 30 years and are pleased that the funds are finally in place to remove …

This day provided a fantastic overview of Gehl Architects research over the last decades.  It was a huge treat. David Sim – Partner and Creative Director for Gehl Architects – with whom we’ve worked on a number of projects – gave a lecture at the City Council.  It seems so simple how sustainable measures can improve our daily lives.  Afterwards, …

Edinburgh’s Rudolf Steiner School Kindergarten opened their doors this year and described the building as: “…a physical realisation of the principles of Steiner/Waldorf education, which emphasises that young children are profoundly influenced by their environment. The homely building allows children to develop vital early skills in an unhurried setting. It is a living example of community approach to construction – parents …

Ben was asked to accompany the SPABis Scholars on a trip to Bonnington House at Jupiter Artland, just outside Edinburgh. Originally built in 1622, Bonnington House was completely remodelled in 1858 in the Jacobean style and sits in 80 acres of grounds. Jupiter Artland is the outdoor sculpture park surrounding the house, with major works commissioned from sculptors and land …

With four architects regularly cycling to work, Benjamin Tindall Architects rose to the challenge of encouraging all members of staff to ‘get on their bikes’. We were delighted that by achieving this 100% target we came top of the category for employers with  7-19 staff members in the Edinburgh Cycle Challenge. The certificate, along with cycle-computers for all staff members, …

Fiona Coutts, a senior architect at Benjamin Tindall Architects, was delighted to be awarded one of four Highly Commended awards in this annual competition for architects held by Zumtobel Lighting.  Fiona attended the ‘Top 21’ winners lunch in Quaglinos Restaurant, London, on 26th April this year, where she was presented with a framed copy of her photograph.

You might have guessed by now, we love cycling. Here is an excellent article in the Guardian. On the basis of ‘”Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s” I’ve often thought that road signs and such paraphernalia should be in roads and not in pavements and have been puzzled why the blind put up with all these hazards.  I have also …

Caroline Slater, the project architect for the Museum of Edinburgh, was asked to present a talk on work recently completed as part of Phase One and the overall Masterplan for the Museum on Edinburgh’s Canongate.  This formed part of the Edinburgh University’s conference ‘na:wh[0728]: New Architecture in the World Heritage site’.  The talks were presented in a pecha kucha format …